#goth academia

[onlyinmywildestdreams725]

[itwasntaphase]

A vampire digital scrap book background I made

((Theme idea thanks to @graveyardmoons ))

[reveuseinflorence]

O Fortuna

Velut luna

Statu variabilis

Semper crescis

Aut decrescis

- Carl Orff, Carmina Burana

[assassin1513]

🤎🍂Spooky Breathe🍂🤎

[valentineodium]

[inknbrew]

anybody wanna form a secret society where we write puzzles to put in local newspapers and sign it with the name of the society? anybody wanna commune in a dusty bookstore and drink coffee at the cafe while we discuss philosophy? anybody wanna dress up in cozy sweaters and brown jeans with loafers just to read outside in a field??

[logophilist1982]

Gothic aesthetic

[laceandlament]

"There was no answer, except the beating of their two hearts; hers, faint and broken, like the dying embers of a fire; his, heavy and strong, like the march of a relentless army. The room was dim, the light pooling in warm tones of amber and brown, yet neither could see anything but the void between them, and the bitter taste of all that had been unsaid hung like coffee on their tongues."

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

[dvstgatherer]

[edenelderberry]

She warned me through dormant prophecies,

Omens of death displayed to me.

[anxiousdreamcore]

I need the dark academia, and academia community in general to stop sleeping on the game “Vampyr”. Like PLEASE—

That shit is as dark academia as it can get. A very engaging detective story that plays out during industrial London, where you get to take on the role of a doctor named Jonathan Reid. He comes back from the Great War, but gets bitten and returns to life as a vampire, after which it is a tug of war between his morals and his endless hunger. A wide arrange of characters in this game will provide both drama and food, if you choose to go down that path and embrace someone, but truly, no character in Vampyr is a saint.

That’s where the true gothic element comes in. The design of the game is also very gothic of course, since it is London during the Edwardian era, but the way you can barely fully root for someone because of the skeletons you find in their closet the deeper you dig, is my favourite part of the writing.

I also love how the topics of secret societies, occult and supernatural creatures mix in with real issues and movements that existed at the time, like the suffragettes, the workers rights unions, and then the racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia and so on.

If you love dark academia and visual storytelling you HAVE GOT to get in on this. From my personal experience, it’s a very engaging game that ticks pretty much every box in the aesthetic genre.

[itwasntaphase]

I may not be catholic but I will say their aesthetic slaps

[umi-no-onnanoko]

[assassin1513]

⚜️🌧️🖤Mystical Rain🖤🌧️⚜️

[valentineodium]

[inknbrew]

Mundane things that are Dark Academia to me

Putting on a sweater on a cold day

Packing a bag for a trip

Looking out the car window at trees

Looking around bookstores

Sitting in a group with friends

Lighting small candles

Sketching something you're passionate about

Making tiny notes about your friends

Talking about your favorite books or topics

Listening to a song in another language because its pretty

Learning another language for somebody else

Reorganizing your room/bookshelf

Writing a secret love letter you'll probably never send

Painting.

Cooking and baking (especially cookies)

Solving small mysteries (who left the freezer open, who got a 100 on a text, etc.)

Studying

Cramming

Taking tests (and discussing the test with friends after its done)

Playing sudoku before bed to relax

Playing an instrument that makes you feel passionate

Playing chess on a cheap, portable chessboard.